Rahul Gandhi Alleges Elections Being "Stolen" in Poll-Bound Bihar

Amid growing protests from Opposition parties, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has alleged that elections are being "stolen" in poll-bound Bihar. Gandhi, speaking to reporters in Delhi, claimed that the polling process is being manipulated and pointed to discrepancies in voters' lists in a Karnataka constituency as evidence. He alleged that new voters are being created and existing ones deleted, and that this is a part of a larger game to steal elections in India.

Key Takeaways:

Rahul Gandhi alleged that elections are being "stolen" in poll-bound Bihar and that the process is being manipulated to favor certain groups.
Gandhi pointed to discrepancies in voters' lists in a Karnataka constituency as evidence of the alleged manipulation.
He claimed that new voters are being created and existing ones deleted in the process, and that this is being done under a new system in Bihar.
Gandhi alleged that SC, ST, and OBC communities, as well as minorities, are being disproportionately affected by this process.
Congress sources confirmed that Gandhi was referring to Bangalore North constituency in his allegations.

Statistics:

According to Rahul Gandhi, 1 crore (10 million) voters were added in Maharashtra during the 2019 general elections.
Gandhi claimed that it took his party 6 months to analyze the voters' list of a single constituency in Karnataka and uncover the alleged discrepancies.
Gandhi alleged that the Electoral Commission is complicit in the alleged manipulation of the voters' list.

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